"Disease is never the legitimate result of the normal operations of any of our organs." Sylvester Graham wrote this about societies lack of sexual self-control. He was an adamant believer that masturbation and lust were the causes of our diseases and physical ailments. This spurred him to create a sanitarium for people trying to fight these urges. It's no secret that sex and sexual expression were often seen as mental problems that needed to be suppressed. By 1840, Graham's ideas had inspired a man named James Caleb Jackson. He invented a tasteless graham flour wafer that he called "Granula". This was a precursor to what we call Granola. By 1866, Graham's philosophy had spread to a Seventh-Day Adventist, Ellen White. She decided to open her own sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan. When the facility was opened, she hired John Harvey Kellogg, a physician for the institute. John then hired his brother, William Kellogg for a clerical position. In 1902, the brothers were working on a......
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